Dear Editor:
Re: North Van City to Consider Casino Again, July 1 front-page story.
To tell you the truth, we need a casino like a hole in our head. If people want to gamble, lose their life savings, their home, break up families etc., they can go to Richmond – that is not far – or they can fly to Vegas or Reno. (Since they are going to lose their money anyway.) Our teenagers have already a tough life. Drugs, sex and alcohol and now they want to add a casino? I think it doesn’t belong in North Vancouver.
If you have money to spare, build a place for teenagers where they can do different kinds of sports, games, climbing wall – anything to keep them occupied and out of trouble. Cater to them, not to gamblers. Daily they find dead bodies in Vegas because they lost it all. Don’t make this huge mistake is all I want to say.
Sophia Trouwborst
North Vancouver
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